Hebrews 10:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

And. A new contrast: the frequent repetition of the sacrifices.

Priest. So 'Aleph (') Delta f, Vulgate. But A C, 'high priest.' Though he did not in person stand "daily" offering sacrifices, he did so by the subordinate priests of whom, as of all Israel, he was the representative. So "daily" of the high priests, Hebrews 7:27.

Standeth the attitude of one ministering: in contrast to (Christ) "sat down on the right hand of God" (Heb Standeth - the attitude of one ministering: in contrast to (Christ) "sat down on the right hand of God" (Hebrews 10:12): the posture of one ministered to as a king.

Which, х haitines (G3748)] - 'the which;' i:e., of such a kind as.

Take away - utterly х perielein (G4014): strip off all round]. Legal sacrifices could scarcely, in part, produce the sense of forgiveness (note, Hebrews 10:4); but could never entirely strip off guilt.

Hebrews 10:11

11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: